Health Feb 18 NIH's Bhattacharya will also run the CDC while Trump administration looks for a permanent director By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press
Politics Sep 22 NIH director says millions will be spent to 'turbocharge' autism research Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, said his agency has launched the Autism Data Science Initiative to “turbocharge” autism research following a White House announcement on the issue Monday. By Associated Press
Nation Jun 09 NIH scientists publish letter criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research The letter addresses the termination of 2,100 research grants valued at more than $12 billion and some of the human costs that have resulted, such as cutting off medication regimens to participants in clinical trials or leaving them with unmonitored… By Calvin Woodward, Nathan Ellgren, Associated Press
Politics Mar 05 WATCH: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for NIH director Bhattacharya, a health economist at Stanford University who was an outspoken critic of government COVID-19 shutdowns and vaccine policies, faced questions from senators from both parties Wednesday about drastic funding cuts and research priorities at the National Institutes of Health. By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Politics Nov 27 Watch 6:54 Trump names COVID lockdown skeptic to lead NIH, another sign of shifts in key agencies President-elect Trump selected a critic of COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates to lead the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is known for co-authoring the Great Barrington Declaration, a 2020 manifesto that advocated allowing COVID to spread in order to… By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz